Ice-cutting machine



Nov. 8, 1927. 1,648,181

P. E. HUSSEY ICE CUTTING MACHINE Filed Aug. 15. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 |nvenToT..

Pliny E.Huss ey Mum by A Hys:

Nov. 8, 1927. 1,648,181

P. E. HUSSEY ICE CUTTING MACHINE 1 Filed Aug. 13. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig.3.

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A. 51in Patented Nov. 8, 1927.

ICE-CUTTING MACHINE;

.Applicaticafilgd August 13, 1924. Serial 110. 731,803.

This invention relates to ice-cutth g machines and it has for oneof its objects to provide a novel ice-cutting machine in which the saw is fed forward by a feed device which is operated from the power plant that operates the saw, and which is constructed to feed the saw forward at a speed havlng a fixed relation .to the speed of the saw.

. Inthe preferred embodiment of my inven- 1" tion the feed device is geared to the saw so that the saw and feed device will always have a fixed ratio relative to each other; this relationship being such that the saw will operate most efiiciently.

Another-object ofthe invention is to provide an ice-cutting machine in which the driving :member can be adjusted vertically .relative to the cutting saw thereby to .pro-' .inventlon relates menace-cutting machine vide for making cuts of various depths.

:Other objectswillbehereinafter setforth in connection with the accompanying description ofaselected embodiment of my invention. r

, Ian-the drawingsFig. 1 is a side View of an ice-cutting machine embodying my "invention. I

Fig. 2 isra plan view. 7 1*ig43 is .afragmentaryview showing the: transverse runners in operative position.

Figs. i and 5 are detailviews of the gearing-for drivingthesawing element and drive wheel at a predetermined speed ratio relative to each other.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary View of the bracket arm.

In the drawings, which a power plant issupported, .thelatter being indicated generally at 2. It is herein shown as an engine of the gasolinetype, al-

' though any suitable power plant might be- --used'. The engine herein shown has associated with it a. radiator 8iforming partof the usual cooling system, and :thefuel is .supplied'zto'the engine from a gasoline tank dicates the crank shaft Toftheengine.

The ice-cutting element is indicated at 6 and is in form of a circular saw This cutter. is carried-on the end of anarm 7 which is pivoted to the frame .1, so thatit can be 59 maised or lowered. The ,arm 7 is herein shown as in the form of atransmission tube --throughiwhich.extendsa drive shaft 8 that doperatively' connects the engine shaft to thezsaw ti;

lj'have statedithat the tube 7 ispivotally saw.

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connected to the frame 1. vThis herein provided forby securing the end of thetulbe' to a yokeor cross member 9, which is provided at its end with arms 10 that are piv oted to bracketslL formedon the frame as shown at 12 The drive shaft 8 which is situated within the tube 7 is connectedto the engine shaft 5 by means of a universal joint 13 which issituated in the axial line of the pivots 12. This provides for raising or lowering the arm ortube without interfering with the driving connection.

The ,saw 6 is carried .onanshaft 14 which is ournaled in a bearing 1n a transm ssion casing 150 secured to the end of the tubeI'T. The shaft 14 is connected to driving shaft 8 bymeans of beveled ;gea rs15.

As stated above one feature of my present which is provided with a positively-operated driving member that functions to; drive the .tion to that of the'saw.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention the driving member is in the form ,of a drive wheel,- which is indicated alt- 1 .6. This wheel is formed on its periphery'with sharpened teeth 17 whichprovide xthe'necese 18 of the ice.

saryq-gripping engagement with the surface This feed wheel 16 is carried ,by the arm 7 and is geared 'topthe saw 6 so that there is a definite speed relation ;between iiiand the Secured to the transmission casinglfiO is a hollow bracket arm 19 provided withbearlngs -1n WlHCll 1s 1ournaled a shaft .20 on which thedriving wheel 16 is mounted, said shaft QOenten'dingj parallel to the shaft 14;. The shaft 20 is connected .by a worm and gear 21 to an intermediate shaft;22 whichis journaledin the hollow bracket armrldand which is connected to the. shaft 14: by

means ofbeveled gears23. The .feed' wheel 16 isthus positively-geared to the saw so that the two always have a definite speed relation-to each other. This gearing is so designed that the saw will -alwa-ys be fed forward at the speed at which it'willoperate I most efficiently. :ThisI regard as qnite' anl important feature. of the invention because greatest efiiclency,

itinsures that at-all saw speeds thev feeding I will be automaticallyadjusted to give the III The feeding wheel is vertically adjustable relative tothe saw so as to provide for making cuts of diiferentjdepths. This is herein accomplished by swiveling the bracket arm 19 to the transmission casing 150 so that said bracket arm may be swung up or down relative to the head. i 7

At the end of the transmission casing is a plate 24 through which the shaft 14 eX-- tends and which is provided with a circular rib 25 that is received in a circular groove 3 p 26 formed in the bracket arm 19. Both the rib and the groove are concentricwith the shaft 14, and they serve to hold the bracket arm in this concentric relation as it is turned or adjusted about the axis of-tlie shaft 14.

The bracket arm is held in position by means of two clamps 26 and 27. The clamp 26 is in the form of a clamping plate one end ofwhich rests against a lng'28 formed on the plate 24, and the other of which overlies the circular end 29 of the bracket'arm 19. This clamping plate is held in clamping relation by means-of a bolt 30. The other clamping member 27 has an angular shape; one end thereof resting against a flange or shoulder on the plate 24 and the other end resting against' the bracket arm 19. A clamping screw31' serves to hold this clamping memher in its clamping position.

By loosening the screws 30 and 31 the bracket arm 19 may be adjusted angularly about the shaft .15, thus vertically adjusting the feed wheel relative to the saw. The

7 relative position of the feed wheel-and saw is what determines the depth of the cut. \Vhen the clamping bolts are firmly tightened the bracket arml9 will be retained in of are connected to two arms 35 that are fastened on a rock shaft 36 journaled in the frame. This rock shaft hasfastened there to another arm 37 to which is connected one e end of a cord or cable 38. the other end of said cable being wound about a spindle 39 which extends vertically and is journaled in suitable bearings 40 carried by the frame.

This spindle is provided with a crank arm 41 by whichit may be turned. The turning p of the spindle in avdir'cction to wind up the cable 38 will operate to raise the tube 7 as will be obvious, and when the spindle is turned in the other direction the tube '2 will move downwardly by gravity.

pressed into operative Thespindle has fastened thereon a ratchet 42 which cooperates with a pawl 43 that normally prevents backward turning move-' ment of the spindle. I I

With this arrangement the tube or arm 7 may be swung vertically whenever it is desired to elevate the saw off from the ice, and'the pawl 43 will serve to hold the saw in its elevated position.

The raising of the arm 7 will also raise the entire cutting and driving assembly, since this constitutes a unitary structure that iscarried by lJlle'tlllll' The frame 1 is provided with main runners 44 that extend longitudinally or in the direction of the cut, and on which the frame moves during the sawing operation.

I have stated above that one feature of the invention relates to means for'ra-ising the frame to clear the runners 44 from the. ice whenever it is' desired to 'turn the machine or shift it longitudinally. Various devices for thus raising the frame might be employed. -That herein shown consists of two transvei'sely-extending runners '45 which are normally held in inoperative position above the surface of the ice, but which may be deposition, in which they support the frame.

One of these transversely-extending run ners is carried by arms 47 that are loosely mounted on therock-shaft 36,- and the other transversely-extending runner is carried by arms 46 which 1 are rigidv with arock-shaft 49 which extends transversely of and is ournaled in the main runners 44. This rockshaft 49 has rigid therewith an arm orhanle 50 by which it may be turned, and the arms .46 are connected to the arms 47 by means of tie rods 48. lVhen the arm or handle 50' is in a vertical position, as shown in Fig. 1, the transverse runners 45 will'be elevated above the lower edge ofthe runners 44, and will thus bein inoperative position. This is the position of the parts when the saw 6 is operating. I

Whenever it is desired to shift the position of the machine laterally or to turn it around,

the handle 50 is depressed into the position shown in Fig. 3, thereby swinging the arms 46 and 47 downwardly and carrying the runners 45 below the edge of the main runners 44. The runners 45 thus become operative to support the frame, and the latter may thenbe readily shifted transversely on these transverse runners-45. 'The'machine can also be more readily turned around when sup-' ported on the runners 45 than when supported on the runners 44, because the transverse runners 45 are shorter than the longitudinal runners 44 and thus offer less resistance' to the turning movement. The provision of these transverse runners'45 makes it possible for one man to turn the machine around or shift it longitudinally. It will be noted that the frame is provided with handles 51 for the operator to grasp when using themachine.

While I have illustrated herein one form of positively operated driving mechanism forfeeding the saw forward, yet I do not wish to be limited to the exact form shown,

Furthermore, I do not regard the invention as limited to the particular means shown for raising the main runners from the ice when it is desired to shift themachine transversely or turn it around.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Leta" ters Patent is 1. In an ice-cutting machine, the combination with a frame, of a power plant thereon, a transmission tube pivoted to the frame, an ice-cutting saw carried by the tube, a

drive shaft in the tube operatively connect ing the saw and power plant means for raising or lowering the tube, and a driven feed wheel carried bythe tube and vertically adjustable relative to the saw. 7

2. In an ice-cutting machine, the combination with a frame, of a transmission tube on, a transmission tube pivoted to the frame,-

an ice-cutting saw carried by said tube, a drive shaft extending through said tube and operatively connecting the saw and the power plant, a bracket arm carried by the tube and extending beyond the same, said bracket arm being adjustable vertically relativeto the saw, a feed wheel carried by said bracket arm, and means for operating said feed wheel from said drive sl1aft.

4. In an ice-cutting machine, the combination with a frame, of a power plant thereon, a vertically-movable support, a shaft journaled therein, a saw carried by said shaft, means for operating said shaft from the power plant, a feed wheel also carried by said support and vertically adjustable thereon, and gearing connecting the feed wheel to the saw shaft. f r

5. In an ice-cutting machine, the combination with a frame, of a power plant thereon, a vertically-movable support secured to the frame, a shaft journalled therein, a saw" carried by said shaft, means for operating said. shaft from the power plant, a bracket member secured to said support and adjust able angularly about theaXis of saidshaft, and a feed wheel carried by said bracket member and operatively connected to the shaft.

6. In an lee-cutting machine, the combination with a frame, ofa power plant there on, a vertically-movable support, a shaft journalled therein, asaw carriedpby said shaft, a feed wheel carried by said verticallymovable support and situated beyond the shaft, saidfeed wheel being adjustable verti- I cally relative to the saw, means operatively connecting the shaft to the power plant, and

means for operating the feed wheel from said shaft. o 7. In an ice-cutting machine, the combination with a frame, of a power plant thereon,

a support pivoted at one end to the frame and adapted to be swung up and down, a shaft carried by the end of said support, a saw carried by the shaft, means operatively connecting said shaft to the power plant, a

bracket arm secured to said support and extending beyond thelatter, a shaft journalled in the extended portion of the bracket arm 7 and situated beyond the support, a feed wheel carried by said shaft, said feed wheel being situated beyond the support, and gearing connecting the feed wheel shaft-to the saw shaft. v

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

PLINY nrIUssEY; 

